El Dorado hasn't had much luck against El Paso recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with El Dorado sitting on five straight victories and El Paso on 12.
Last Tuesday, El Dorado was able to grind out a solid win over Del Valle, taking the game 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-23, 25-13, 23-25, 25-13.
El Dorado got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Penelope Garcia out in front who had eight aces and seven digs. That's the most aces Garcia has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Natalia Ruiz, who had 24 digs.
El Dorado was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Del Valle only served 12.
Meanwhile, everything went El Paso's way against Canutillo on Tuesday as El Paso made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-11, 25-15.
El Paso can attribute much of their success to Gaby Lara, who had ten digs and five aces, and Alexa Madrid, who had seven digs and three aces. Lara has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last ten times she's played.
El Dorado pushed their record up to 20-17 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for El Paso, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: El Dorado has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.9 aces per game. However, it's not like El Paso struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
El Dorado came up short against El Paso in their previous meeting back in August of 2021, falling 3-1. Can El Dorado avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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